On the evening of July 29, the U23 Vietnam team excellently defeated U23 Indonesia to successfully defend the 2025 U23 Southeast Asian Championship. This is the third consecutive time the "Golden Star Warriors" have won the regional championship - an impressive milestone in the tournament.
According to the schedule, coach Kim Sang-sik and his team will return home on a Vietnam Airlines flight departing at 1:50 p.m. to Ho Chi Minh City, expected to land at Tan Son Nhat airport at 5:05 p.m. After that, the whole team will continue the flight to Hanoi at 8:00 p.m. and is expected to land at Noi Bai airport at 10:00 p.m.
Previously, after the impressive achievement of the home team, coach Kim Sang-sik shared: "I am very happy to win against U23 Indonesia. This was the third consecutive championship, the players did not give up, fighting until the last minutes.
Congratulations to the players, congratulations to the fans. I am very proud of my players. Although the stadium mainly has Indonesian spectators, the players still played with determination.
In addition, I want the players to improve their experience and abilities after this championship. The next two tournaments are very important. I want them to perform well in those two tournaments".
In addition to the championship of U23 Vietnam, striker Nguyen Dinh Bac also won the title of "Best Player of the tournament" with 2 goals and an impressive performance.
"Before the tournament, my team and I were very determined, aimed to win the championship and we did it. I am very happy, the whole team is happy. The whole team is trying to get the best results, bringing the best results for Vietnamese football in the U23 Asian qualifiers and the 33rd SEA Games," said the striker born in 2004.
